68 ENCLOSURE RIOTS AT CHINLEV. 



they by such assembly, and what dyd the sayd Books of 

 prophesye conteyne ? 



" Itm. Whither dyd not Reynold Kyrke Raulph Mellour 

 Richard Kyrke Thomas Bawdon Edward Coqswer and others 

 ryotouslye assemble themselves at a place called Chinley Hall 

 in the Countye of Derby aforesaid, about June last past, or eny 

 tym eells, w"" bylles staves pychforkes mattocks daggers or other 

 weapons defensyve and invasyve, and soe arrayed and marched 

 forward to have pulled downe a certeyn close of one Godfrey 

 Bradshawe in Chynley aforesayd, or to have done some other 

 unlawefull acte. And whither dyd not George Yeavly and 

 Edward Barbar use some persuasion or speche for the surceasinge 

 and appeasinge of that ryotouse pretence and entent to the sayd 

 Reynold or eny other, what be the name of suche p'sons w"*" soe 

 assembled. What was there purpose and entent, and whither 

 dyd not the sayd Reynold Kyrke and others the same day of 

 the sayd assemblye and at the towne of Chapell of Ffrythe in 

 the sayd countie of Derby move, entreat, speke to, or persuade 

 w' the sayd Godfrey Bradshawe to lett passe or not to comp — 

 of the sayd riotouse assemblye and whether dyd you consent 

 and (vow?) that the sayd .... shuld have and enioye 

 that pece of ground in Chinley aforesaid w* the sayd Godfrey 

 dyd lately there enclose, and put your hand scale and marke 

 to eny such agreem', and whither dyd you or enye other to 

 your knowledge afterward ryotouslye pull downe or distroye eny 

 more enclosure or eny part thereof. When was the same done, 

 and by whose counsell, Howe many p'sons were at the doing 

 thereof? 



Whether dyd Nicolas Broke, Dan Molt, Edw'' Kerke, Rufe 

 Meller, Rafe Garb, Rob Tonsted . . . John Buzgard? Xpof 

 Eloie, Will Kerke, . . . Samson Ward, Otwell Kerke, Charles 

 Kerke, Wili Barber, Edw'^ Sowden, Richard Shower, Antoney 

 Redferne, Antoney Ward, on Easter Daye last paste and dyvers 

 tymes before. . . . [Three lines more complete the MS., but 

 th V are i/Zc'i/'/c.) 



